Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-07-10
RIGHIISG FISH.
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The male stickleback IL prodigious
warrior, and when be meets q rival OF
his own hind he engages With him at
once in deadly warfare. Their battles,
says Mr.. Dar9in, are at times desperate,
for these puny combatants fasten tight
on each other for several seconds, tum-
bling over and over again, until their
strength IL utterly exhausted. Bold and
vuouscious as they are, however, IL is
onlv nv lords Who thus fieroely contend
uiih one another. Their demure little
mates remain always perfectly pacific,
gentle and even tempered. With the
rough tailed ssickleback, the males
while aRhtinz swim round and rouRd
one another, biting and endeavoFinR 20
pierce each others mailed skin with
theIE raised lateral spiBes or lAnoes.
Small as they are, their bite is very Sc
we're and Ripfliets q deadly wound upon
their Antagonist, and Mr.. Noel Hum
phreys remarks that they use their Ia
teFsl epines or Iances with heroe effect.
40 that be has seen one brave stiokiebRck
during a stout battle rip up bis oppon
ent from end to end, till the vanquish.
ga hero sank 10 the bottom and died IN
gloriopsly, Il is during the moment Of
battle, and jast before and after IL that
the colors OF all lighting animals be
some most intense. The reason is plain;
battle IL Joined durine the mating sea
son. and ''before the faces Of maidens
and OF darses;a and. as in human tour
uameuts, the ladies stand by 10 applaud
the cououerofs and 10 reward their prov
ess. Thew are themss Ives the prizs OF
the eacpurter they stimulate. Besides,
the highest physical vigof aud the high
ess excitement bring out the greatest
beauty OF men and animals. The an
srier YOU make a mandrtli She more
viyidiy tinted are his cheeks and callov-
sites. Tie fFilIed lizards and flying
dragons GLOW With all the brightest ool-
ors OF the rainbow when you tease OF
annoy them. The Turkey cock swells
bis crimson waitles and spreads bis rot
fed feathers 20 the utmost az sight OF .
rival or q niisceeivous boy. There IA 3
Little. hot tempered ish known a. beta
pusus1 add kept IS q soFt Of domestic
ret BY the siamese fmGoh ~ the Chris
tan English gentlemen Of forty or nifty
years since kept 6ghtinS cocks) 20 die
play lie pEovsss fer the edinc4tion OF
the Mongolian intelligence. when IN
= stats Of quiet says Cantor, its duh
colors presented nothing remaTkAble;
bot II two b brought togsthes; OF u
cue SEQ its own Image 10 a.lookirR
glass the little creature becomes suaden-
" excited, the raised hns and the whole
body shine with metallic colors OF dsz-
x,iBs beauty, While the projecting eiil
membrane. waving liks blsck frill
rouEd The throat. adds something OF
sroissqusness 10 she general appearance.
II this state il makes repeated darts az
ne real OF reascted antagonist. Bot
both when taken cut ef each Others
siRht. instantly beeoms -Qaiels The
Gzhiina fishss. ss The sIstaess eau teeu.
are Kept IN globes like gold nsh sod Fec
from tins % tiIss With tie iArve o.
mosquitoes. lhe StAmese are a. Wii0
after tneir ecmbats ss the AAiays are
fet s0ske Shtinc, and often stake large
snnSaF evtn the freedom % theuselyes
snd fanlsiss, 90 the pr0Wesa and skill
Of pAfticalar beta The license 20
sxh,eig Ash fzhts = fsrmsd ~ the GOV
ern1cnt and eFings II = considerable
rsvenns O. tue king OF Si2m.